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2 TV ENCORE On the Cover The 47th Annual CMA Awards celebrates the best in country music By Kyla Brewer TV Media N CARPET • CERAMIC • WOOD LAMINATE • VINYL • REMNANTS ALL ON SALE Limited Time SpecialGraybeals Financing Available!! All with EXPERT installation Carpet 2 x 3" & many remnants to choose from. Professional Installation Available 5th & Broadway, Logansport • (574)722-2215 • 1-800-886-2215 Mon-Thurs. 9AM-6PM; Fri. 9AM-7PM; Sat. 9AM-5PM s r MAROCCO-RANS FUNERAL CHAPEL HarrisonMerzger HARRISON-METZGER & RANS 2 x 2" FUNERAL HOMES 119 E. Market St. | Logansport, IN • 574.753.6282 304 S. Chicago St. | Royal Center, IN • 574.643.2265 123 E. 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Expires 12/7/13 ® Salt Sale Every Sat. 8am-Noon 4115 E. Market St., Logansport 574-722-2830 ners themselves. Paisley has earned the distinction of being No. 5 on the list of top CMA Awards winners of all time with a whopping 14 CMA trophies under his belt buckle. Some of the highlights include being named the 2010 Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist honors three years in a row — 2007, 2008 and 2009 — and Vocal Event of the Year in 2001. It all started when he won the 2000 Horizon Award (now known as the New Artist Award), an award Underwood won in 2006. The former "American Idol" winner (2005) has five of her own CMA Awards, including three consecutive Female Vocalist of the Year statues (2006, 2007 and 2008). Underwood's work has snagged three more nominations this year — Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for "Blown Away" and Music Video of the Year for "Blown Away." However, she's far from the leader of the pack. Believe it or not, that honor goes to first-time nominee Kacey Musgraves and media darling Taylor Swift, who tie with an impressive six nominations each. Musgraves has earned recognition in Female Vocalist, New Artist of the Year, Album of the Year ("Same Trailer Different Park") and Single of the Year ("Merry Go 'Round") categories. She also picked up two nominations for Song of the Year for "Merry Go 'Round" and "Mama's Broken Heart." Musgraves may be a CMA rookie, but Swift is a veteran. Her nominations reflect her popularity, not just among the coun- Brad Paisley co-hosts "The 47th Annual CMA Awards" certainly earned their share of try music crowd, but the celebrity obsessed population in gener- accolades. Shelton snagged five al. She's up for Entertainer of the nominations as well, his other three for Entertainer, Male Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year for "Red." Vocalist and Album of the Year. Urban picked up four nominaHer work with Tim McGraw and tions (Male Vocalist, Single, Keith Urban on "Highway Don't Musical Event and Music Video Care" earned her another three of the Year), while fellow country nominations for Single, Musical boys Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan Event and Music Video of the and McGraw each earned three. Year. That brings Swift's career As for groups, newcomers nominations up to 22, and she's Florida Georgia Line have been surely hoping to add to her honored with four nominations seven previous wins this year. for Vocal Duo, New Artist of the Another fab country music Year and Single of the Year. Their female is close behind the top two ladies with five nominations. remix of "Cruise" with rapper Nelly — a song that's sold more Miranda Lambert has earned than 5.5 million downloads — is three solo nominations for Female Vocalist, Music Video and up for Music Event of the Year. With four nominations, Little Big Single of the Year for "Mama's Town could walk away with the Broken Heart," as well as Music Vocal Group of the Year Award Video and Musical Event of the once again, and they're also true Year for her husband Blake contenders in the Album, Song Shelton's "Boys 'Round Here" featuring Pistol Annies (Lambert, and Music Video of the Year categories. Ashley Monroe, and Angaleena Join the fun when ABC broadPresley). casts "The 47th Annual CMA The ladies may dominate this Awards" on Wednesday, Nov. 6. year's nominations, but the men D&J Liquors 3 x 2"

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